The Found story
Like all great ideas, Found was born from a problem that we knew we could solve.
It started in Melbourne when our CEO and Founder, Lance, left his keys in a taxi. After numerous phone calls and police station visits, he accepted his keys were gone for good.
But all was not lost, because the idea for Found emerged. Now we're building the community that protects so that the 50 million items lost (or stolen) in the UK each year become 50 million found items!
Meet the Found Team
Lance Plunkett
CEO & Founder
I'm always losing things but the most memorable was when I left my keys in the back of a taxi. All of them; house keys, car keys, the lot.
But that's how I came up with the idea for Found so it was a good job I did!
Ryan Perry
Head of Development
When I was a kid, I lost my phone on the way home from school.
After a rainy weekend, I was walking back to school and found my phone sticking out of the mud. The volume switches didn't work, but I got it back.
Laure Chardon
Customer Experience Director
I once lost my wallet with my driving license, bank cards and more, after i drove off leaving it on the roof of my car!
I would have been grateful for Found at the time, as someone might well have found it. using the Found app, they could have quickly registered it, help me get it back and saved me from eventually having to fly back to France to get new papers. That's why I love Found!
Adam Kula-Przezwanski
Head of Commercial Partnerships
I love taking a lot of photos and videos when I’m on holiday. One holiday I managed to lose my camera (i thought i had put it away into an easily accessible pocket of my bag). Despite retracing my steps, I never managed to find it. I lost all the photos and videos on its memory card!
I’m so glad Found now exists, to get cameras and other items back if they get lost, so we can still share brilliant memories with friends and family who weren’t there at the time.
Our Found-ations
Found's mission is to build the community that protects.
We want to help you protect your valuables through our apps, awesome tech and community of businesses and people.
Our Found-ations are the backbone of our culture and guide how we do business with you, our partners and each other.
Community
We believe we are better together
Innovation
We are imaginative, resourceful and our work is never done
Honesty
We are honest, transparent and fair
Cause
We have a positive impact wherever we go
Excellence
We are determined to deliver excellence in customer experience
